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Laura Izibor
Around Noon: Friday, March 12, 2010
Dee Perry shares her conversation with a rising star of the neo-soul scene Irish singer-songwriter - Laura Izibor - who's onstage tonight at The House of Blues.
Wavy Gravy, G. Love and Tanya Tagaq
Around Noon: Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Dee Perry takes a trip back to the '60's with psychedelic guru Wavy Gravy who's the subject of a new documentary film - Saint Misbehavin' - onscreen at the Rock Hall this week. Plus we share an archived performance by that Superhero Brother - G. Love - before his gig tonight at The House of Blues. And, Dee explores the exotic sounds of throat singing with acclaimed vocalist Tanya Tagaq who takes the Gartner Auditorium stage this evening at The Cleveland Museum of Art.
NPR’s Ombudsman
The Sound of Ideas: Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Alicia Shepard goes to work every day knowing she could get a phone call or an email from any one of 20-million NPR listeners. As NPR ombudsman, Shepard does her best to respond. As liaison between NPR and its audience, she makes her own assessment about complaints which sometimes puts her at odds with reporters and producers. It all happens in the interest of ensuring journalism that’s both accurate and balanced. Does it make the broadcasts more credible to you? Join us for a conversation with the NPR ombudsman Tuesday at 9:00 on 90.3.
Carolina Chocolate Drops, Emma & Xanadu
Around Noon: Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Dee Perry welcomes members of the acclaimed folk group - The Carolina Chocolate Drops - who take the Beachland Ballroom stage this week presented by Roots of American Music. Plus, we dig into the dialects of Emma onstage at The Cleveland Play House. And Annie Golden rolls in for the new PlayhouseSquare musical - Xanadu.
Katie Spotz, James Howard Kunstler and Richard Maltby Jr.
Around Noon: Monday, March 8, 2010
Today ideastream®'s Eric Wellman shares his interview with Northeast Ohio's Katie Spotz who's rowing across the Atlantic Ocean and plans to complete her journey when she arrives in South America later this week. Dan Polletta opens the books of controversial author James Howard Kunstler prior to his appearance this weekend at The Cleveland Public Library. Plus, Tony-award-winning director and lyricist Richard Maltby Jr. spotlights his Broadway hit Baby, which gets a local production this month at True North Cultural Arts.
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Funding
Production of Around Noon on 90.3 WCPN and Applause on WVIZ/PBS is made possible by grants from:
The Cleveland Foundation
The George Gund Foundation
The John P. Murphy Foundation
The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation

United Black Fund of Greater Cleveland, Inc.
Thank you to the Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College for the use of their Steinway Piano on Around Noon and Applause.

The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this program with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.

Series
Around Noon
Around Noon is WCPN's weekday exploration into the world of local and national culture. Around Noon airs weekdays on WCPN at 12:00 noon.
Applause
Applause takes a weekly look at the local and national culture scene on WVIZ/PBS.
Sam Cooke: A Change is Gonna Come
This profile of the pop music superstar is told through his music and the stories of the people who knew him best, as listeners are taken on a tuneful journey that traces Cooke's amazing life and mysterious death. Premiered July 13, 2007
Backstage With...
Backstage With is a new series of dynamic interviews with masters in the performing arts, offering revealing insights and inspirational motivation into the creation of groundbreaking Broadway musicals. Presented by WVIZ/PBS ideastream® and PlayhouseSquare.
Jazz Tracks
Jazz Tracks seeks to explore our community, our nation and our world while keeping the jazz sensibility in mind. We show how the music has influenced our sense of fashion, our speech, and how it has, in some way, touched just about everything that makes up of our contemporary lifestyle.
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